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AGRICULTURE: Food Security		MANDATES Afro Descendents Agriculture Agribusiness Food Security Rural Issues Sustainable Development Civil Society Cultural Diversity Cultural Preservation Development Social Cohesion Democracy Corruption Electoral Processes and Procedures Engagement in Democracy Good Governance Human Rights Political Parties Transparency Disaster Management Catastrophic Risk Insurance Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness Early Warning Systems Technological Cooperation Education Early Childhood Education Gender Perspective Information Technology Investment in Education Literacy Primary Education Secondary Education Teaching Profession Tertiary Education Elderly Persons Energy Clean Energy Energy Efficiency Energy Production and Consumption Improved Access to Energy Renewable Energy Environment Biodiversity Climate Change Environmental Management Environmental Protection Natural Resources Management Pollution Sustainable Development Water Resources Gender Issues Civic Participation Economic Opportunity Gender Discrimination Gender Equity Gender Statistics Prevention of Violence against Women Health Accessible Health Services Child Health Communicable Diseases Disease Prevention HIV/AIDS Non-Communicable Diseases Nutrition Human Rights Adherence to International Agreements Discrimination and Racism Persons with Disabilities Strengthening inter-American Systems Women and Indigenous Rights Indigenous Peoples Infrastructure/Transportation Air Transport Environmental Sustainability Hazardous Waste Transport Maritime Transport Physical Integration Transportation JSWG Justice and Rule of Law Corruption Extradition Enforcement Independence of the Judiciary Property Rights Social Protection Transparency Labor Child Labor Decent Work Employment Forced Labor Labor Discrimination Labor Standards and Legislation Migrant Labor Workers Organizations Migration Labor Laws/Rights Migrant Human Rights Remittances Trafficking in Persons OAS Public and Private Coop. Public Management Decentralization Electronic Government Transparency Security Alternative Development to Illicit Cultivation Antipersonnel Mines Crime Drug Problem Money Laundering Organized Crime Prevention of Violence Public Policies Terrorism Trafficking in Arms Social Development Poverty Reduction Social Protection and Inclusion Sustainable Development Summits Follow-up Sustainable Eco. Growth Aid for Development Corporate Social Responsibility Economic Integration Finance Reform/Crises Poverty Reduction Private Sector Growth Social Equity and Inclusion Technology Hemispheric Connectivity ICT Expansion and Access Research and Development Telecommunications Trade Economic Integration Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Trade Agreements Trade Liberalization Trade Transparency Youth and Childhood Child Protection Child Rights Right to Formal Education
To decrease the amount of greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere from agricultural, forestry, mining, and other land-use sectors, we commit to: a. Promote policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen the adaptation and resilience of the agricultural sector to climate change, and enhance food security, as well as the development of sustainable agricultural practices that prioritize the health and well-being of local communities and stakeholders; c. Pursue policies and develop mechanisms to improve the sustainable use and management of chemicals and technological practices, to promote the development of sustainable agriculture practices that maintain productivity and food security, and avoid negative impacts on local communities, rural producers, and consumers, and that support healthy terrestrial ecosystems, water systems, and the health of human populations and of fauna and flora in general; (Our Sustainable Green Future, IX Summit of the Americas, Los Angeles, 2022). Address the wider economic, social, and environmental dimensions of resilience, including challenges resulting from COVID-19 and constraints to sustainable post-pandemic recovery, including limited fiscal space; unsustainable debt-burdens, where applicable; lack of access to financing; challenges to food and nutrition security; and limited capacity to mitigate and adapt to the challenges of the climate crisis. (Action Plan on Health and Resilience in the Americas, IX Summit of the Americas, Los Angeles, 2022). To promote greater investment in, and access to, research, technological innovation, and capacity-building in order to strengthen and ensure a sustainable, comprehensive, inclusive, and competitive agro-food sector that would contribute to food security and the reduction of poverty and inequity, particularly in marginalized rural and urban areas. (Poverty, Inequality, and Inequity, Cartagena, 2012). Providing our people with adequate and timely access to safe and nutritious food is among the most immediate challenges confronting our Hemisphere and the world. We recognise the negative impact on our people of food crises when they occur, and commit to taking urgent and coordinated action, working in partnership with the relevant international and regional organisations, as appropriate, to develop and implement comprehensive policies and programmes in order to confront the challenges of food security. We reaffirm our commitment to the objective of the Millennium Declaration to halve by 2015 the proportion of people who suffer from hunger; and we recognise United Nations General Assembly Resolution 63/235, which calls for addressing these challenges. (Declaration of Port of Spain, 2009). We call on our Agriculture Ministers to develop activities aimed at addressing issues affecting access to and availability of food in order to combat chronic malnutrition and to promote adequate nutritional policies for our populations. We support the promotion of investment in agriculture, as well as the strengthening of our States’ institutional capacity, with a view to increasing and intensifying productive activities, particularly in the countries most affected by hunger. (Declaration of Port of Spain, 2009). We believe that a multidimensional and multisectoral approach to agriculture and rural life is a key factor for sustainable development and food security. In this context and within the framework of the Agro Plan 2003–2015 of the Fourth Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Life in the Americas held in Guatemala in 2007, we support the efforts in the repositioning of agriculture and rural issues and priorities in our national strategies and we commit to strengthening national, sub-regional, regional and hemispheric approaches and strategic actions, as applicable, with the support of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and other relevant organisations. (Declaration of Port of Spain, 2009). We commit to maintain a sustained effort to improve living conditions for inhabitants of rural areas, by promoting investment and creating a favorable environment to achieve sustainable improvements in agriculture that will contribute to social development, rural prosperity, and food security. In this context, we support the implementation of the AGRO 2003-2015 Plan of Action for Agriculture and Rural Life of the Americas, adopted at the Second Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Life, held in Panama in November 2003, and we trust that the Global Forum on Biotechnology, which will take place in Chile in March 2004, will contribute to fighting hunger in the region. (Declaration of Nuevo León, 2004).
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